Hung Yen Celebrities

Vu Trong Phung (1912-1939) was born in Hao village, Lieu Xa commune, Yen My district, Hung Yen province. His father worked as a lathe worked and died of tuberculosis when Vu Trong Phung was only seven months old. His mother was a poor woman; she loved her children so much and she raised her children by sewing.

Nguyen Cong Tieu was born in 1892 and died in 1976 in Tra Bo village, Phan Sao Nam commune, Phu Cu district. hung Yen province. When he was small, he learnt Chinese characters. When he grew up, he studied the national language. With the reality of production in his countryside, he thought about why the piece of land in the field could make flower better than the rice field without strawberry. He called himself Minh Nong, which meant a cock waking up people for work in the early morning.

Duong Quang Ham was born on July 14th 1898 in Phu Thi village, Me So commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province. He died in 1946. He had another name called Hai Luong. He was born and grew up in a family of Confucian traditions. His paternal grandfather was Duong Duy Thanh (1804-1861), a provincial education officer in Hanoi. His father was Duong Trong Pho; his eldest brother was Duong Ba Trac, one of the founders of Dong Kinh nghia thuc (the first school founded by a group of Vietnamese revolutionaries in Hanoi). His younger brother was Duong Tu Quan, also a famous scholar of his time.

Hoang Hoa Tham, whose real name is Truong Van Nghia, was born in 1845 and died in 1913 in Di Che commune, Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province. The uprising movement of Yen The farmers always holds an important position in the ever-increasing development of the revolutionary patriotic movement of our people in the late 19th century and early 20th century, which affirms the tradition of patriotism of our nation.

Chu Manh Trinh was born in 1862 in a Confucian family. Chu Duy Tinh, his father, was a court counselor. Chu Manh Trinh was very smart in study. He won a high-school diploma at the age of 19. At the age of 25, he won the position of the first laureate at an interprovincial exam. He also won the first position in the royal court competition at the age of 31. That is why contemporary people called him Phu Thi Doctor.

Nguyen Cong Hoan was born on March 6th, 1903 in Xuan Cau Village, Xuan Cau Commune, Van Giang District, Thuan Thanh District, Bac Ninh Province (now is Nghia Tru Commune, Van Giang District, Hung Yen Province). He was born and grew up in an imperial family. When he was small, he heard and memorized many verses, parallel sentences, anecdotes of satirical nature, satire, lobbies, elites, evil. It is the poetry and anecdotes that deeply influenced his writing style.

Nguyễn Bình, born in 1908, whose real name is Nguyen Phuong Thao is from Yên Phu hamlet, Tinh Tien commune (now is Giai Phạm commune, Yên Mỹ district, Hưng Yên province). He was the first Lieutenant-general of the Vietnam People’s Army. As a young man, he was a slave until he resigned that role and went to Hai Phong to work as a sailor on a ocean-going ship running the Vietnam-France route.

Trieu Quang Phuc has another name called Trieu Viet Vuong. His hometown is in Chu Dien district (now is Khoai Chau district). He was the son of Thai pho - Trieu Tuc (One of three highest - leveled mandarins in the royal court). , He was a senior military leader under the reign of King Ly Nam De.

The King’s Wife Y Lan had her real name Le Thi Yen; she was born on March 7th, 1044 in Tho Loi, now is Nhu Quynh Town, Van Lam District, Hung Yen Province. Her father is Le Cong Thiet, and her mother is Vu Thi Tinh. Her family had a job of farming, planting mulberry and raising silkworms.

Le Dinh Kien (1621-1704) was born in Thiet Danh village, Dinh Tuong commune, Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province in a poor peasant family. His father died at a very young age, and his mother had to work hard to bring him up. Thanks to his intelligence, he became a mandarin under the reign of Le Trinh dynasty. He was a talent and generous mandarin. Although he was not born in Hung Yen, he died in Hung Yen; especially, he had great merits in terms of widening and building Pho Hien.

To Hieu was born in 1912 in Xuan Cau village, Nghia Tru commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province. He was the youngest boy in a poor family, and he joined revolutionary activities since he was 14 years old.

Bui Thi Cuc, whose real name was Tran Thi Lan, was born in 1930 in Van Mac village, Van Du commune, An Thi district. Born and grown up in a poor and heavily indebted family, she was sent to a family living in the next village to be adopted child for debt payment.

Nguyen Van Cuc (Muoi Cuc) is the real name of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh. He was born on July 1st. 1915 at Yen Phu village, Giai Pham commune, Yen My district. His father’s name was Nguyen Van Lan.

Pham Ngu Lao (1255 – 1320) was born in Phu Ung commune, An Thi district, Hung Yen province. He was famous for his strength and excellent in martial arts since he was a small. Aslo, he was an excellent general, who was trusted by Tran Quoc Tuan (Tran Hung Dao). He had great merits in both resistance wars against Mongol invaders of our nation and protection of Southwest border of the country (in 1285 and 1288).

Pham Bach Ho was an influential person in Dang Chau area, a talented general of Ngo Quyen and made many contributions right from the beginning of the Ngo Quyen reign. In 937, he led a thousand troops to unify with Ngo Quyen’s army in Gia Vien citadel and won Ngo Quyen’s trust and was in charge of military power. He was also known as General Pham Phong At.

People cannot talk about physicians without talking about Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac, who had great love for curing people with his transcendent talent. Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac (1720-1791), who had birth name called Le Huu Huan, was born in Lieu Xa village, Duong Hao district, Thuong Hong, Hai Duong Province (now is Lieu Xa hamlet, Lieu Xa commune, Yen My district, Hung Yen province). His father is Le Huu Muu, his mother is Bui Thi Thuong, and his cousins were excellent people who were important mandarins under the reign of Le – Trinh dynasty.